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12 Reasons Employees Quit
Many factors cause employees to hand in the resignation letter. Read on to find the most common causes that lead workers to look for job opportunities elsewhere.
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 16:04 by Sandhya Joseph
Workers quit when managers and supervisors fail to acknowledge, praise and reward excellent work performance. Leaving a job can have great impact on an individual’s life. Sometimes it can lead to better opportunities. Sometimes it can jeopardize the individual’s financial status.
Tips to Build Productive Office Environment
-Avoid cramming too many people in little spaces.
-Provide enough storage space for every employee.
-Train managers on how to use soft skills.
-Train supervisors to focus on shared rather than personal goals.
-Provide timely performance feedback.
-Openly and honestly communicate company’s vision.
-Encourage managers to praise employees for a job well done.
Here are 12 reasons why employees leave jobs.
1. Low Wages
Employees leave when they figure out they aren’t being paid enough or when they discover that their salary isn’t enough to meet monthly monetary obligations.
2. Lack of Training
Certain organizations fail to provide training to employees to prepare them for the tasks they will be routinely assigned.
Employees leave when they are constantly assigned difficult tasks and receive little or no instruction and advice on how to accomplish them.
3. Lack of Feedback
Employees like to know if they are doing their job right. They also want to know what they are doing wrong and how to fix it.
4. Extra Work
Sometimes an organization wants a single employee to do lots of work. They expect him to work weekends, stay late in the office or take work home routinely. This leaves no time for a personal life.
5. Lack of Autonomy
No one likes having someone breathe down their neck constantly. Every employee is capable of taking certain basic decisions pertaining to the job he is assigned.
6. Lack of Recognition Rewards
Workers quit when managers and supervisors fail to acknowledge, praise and reward excellent work performance.
7. Lack of Growth Opportunity
Many employees leave simply to avoid professional and intellectual stagnation.
8. Lack Of Job Security
Employees will look out for other opportunities if the company they work for is known to fire workers at the slightest excuse.
They will also initiate a job hunt if the company is going through a lean period or has suffered losses. This often gives birth to rumors that the organization is planning to downsize.
9. Relocation
Certain organizations arbitrarily move people from one department to the other. Employees may be moved to an office in another country with no advance notice. Certain companies move departments from one location to another. For example, the marketing department may be moved from the 7th floor to the 4th floor. When relocation becomes a frequent occurrence it can cause great annoyance and irritation. In extreme cases, it can trigger an employee to say, “I quit.”
10. Vague Job Description
Employees like a sense of clarity of purpose. They like to have a clear idea of the kind of services they are expected to provide. A vague job description and unfocused approach by senior managers can trigger resignations.
11. Transportation Cost
With rising inflation, traveling from one place to another has become expensive. High travel expenditure may force an employee to seek a job closer to home.
12. Prejudice
Gender or racial bias practiced by the management can cause employees to leave.
These factors can lead the employees to look for opportunities outside his current organization.
